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South Korea's President Urges North to Resume Family Reunions
10/5/2025
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- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung urged North Korea to resume family reunions from the Korean War during a meeting on October 3.
- He called for humanitarian cooperation and easing hostilities.
- About 36,000 South Koreans have requested reunions, per the Unification Ministry.
- The last reunions occurred in August 2018 and have been suspended. North Korea dismantled a facility for them.
